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New book covers how Hawaiʻi 'handled or mishandled' the first 18 months of the pandemic

"Plague Doctors: How Hawaiʻi Battled The Pandemic" by Dr. Jonathan Dworkin
Watermark Publishing
"Plague Doctors: How Hawaiʻi Battled The Pandemic" by Dr. Jonathan Dworkin

The Conversation first talked with Dr. Jonathan Dworkin at the start of the pandemic. An infectious disease doctor at Queen's, he and a group of health care providers pushed back against the state on two key strategies: testing and contact tracing.

Now on the Big Island at Queen's North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, he wrote a book just released by Watermark Publishing called "Plague Doctors: How Hawaiʻi Battled the Pandemic." It's about how Hawaiʻi "handled—or mishandled—the first eighteen months of the pandemic."

This interview aired on The Conversation on Dec. 28, 2021. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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